Wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Games will comprise 18 medal events across the freestyle (men and women) and Greco-Roman (men only) disciplines:

Freestyle weight classes (12):

Men’s 57kg

Men’s 65kg

Men’s 74kg

Men’s 86kg

Men’s 97kg

Men’s 125kg

Women’s 48kg

Women’s 53kg

Women’s 58kg

Women’s 63kg

Women’s 69kg

Women’s 75kg

Greco-Roman weight classes (6):

Men’s 59kg

Men’s 66kg

Men’s 75kg

Men’s 85kg

Men’s 98kg

Men’s 130kg

The primary difference between freestyle and Greco-Roman is that the latter prohibits wrestlers from attacking below the waist or using his own legs to trip, lift or execute other holds. In freestyle, both the arms and legs are used to execute holds.

The United States is tied with the Soviet Union for the most all-time Olympic medals in wrestling (132). The 2020 host nation Japan, with 69, is tied for fourth overall with Bulgaria. Japan’s Kaori Icho won 63kg gold at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Games, then again at 58kg in 2016, becoming the only woman to earn individual gold at four Olympics.